http://www.hatsandmittens.org

Hats & Mittens raises money, collects hundreds of hats and mittens for homeless children, and increases awareness of smaller and emerging nonprofits serving children.  You can sign up to be a collector for hats and mittens on their website.

www.toysfortots.org/Default.aspx

The basic mission of the Marine Toys for Tots Program is to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to less fortunate children at Christmas. You can organize a toy drive and then drop off toys collected at one of the drop off sites found on the website.

https://360communities.org

360 communities rely on food drives and donations to supply their food shelves, resource centers and Lewis Houses with healthy food and needed household items. 

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https://www.ugmtc.org

Volunteer to serve a meal at Union Gospel Mission location in St Paul

https://volunteers.ugmtc.org/

The first Sunday of every month after each service CROSSROADS makes sandwiches for the homeless in Minneapolis. We ask that you stay after one of our services and donate a few minutes of your time to make a sandwich for those in need. Sandwich Sunday is run on your donations alone. Contact us if you'd like to donate meat, cheese, or other items. 
Organization Point of Contact
Deb Marzahn
952-469-7729
user@crossroadschurch.org

https://www.operationgratitude.com/express-your-thanks-virtual/ 

Because our Deployed Troops and First Responders cant stop, we won't stop!  Join us as we continue to give back and say "Thank You" to all who serve by volunteering virtually from home.
Our #VirtualVolunteerism campaign will allow every American the opportunity to support Deployed Troops, National Guardsmen, First Responders, and Emergency Medical Personnel on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are writing letters, knitting, crocheting and sewing handmade items and making paracord bracelets.

https://www.gtcuw.org/

Variety of volunteer opportunities, they will also help to match you with or design a project for your group

https://www.fmsc.org/

Volunteer as a group to pack food to feed children overseas

http://www.thesandwichprojectmn.org/

The Sandwich Project helps feed 4,500 people per week by delivering sandwiches to various shelters and food shelves.  You can sign up to make 150 (or more) sandwiches on the website.  You will find instructions and guidelines on the website as well.

https://www.mhealth.org/giving-and-volunteering/at-home-projects

Projects include fleece blankets, craft kits, snack kits, personal hygiene bags, handmade cards.  Completed projects are then dropped off to be distributed to patients

https://theopendoorpantry.org/

Group volunteers from businesses, churches, schools and organizations have helped stock The Open Door Pantry shelves, prepare for shoppers at our mobile pantry sites, weed gardens, paint, perform maintenance work and much, much more!

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https://www.volunteermatch.org/

You can search for service opportunities in your area

Please use the patterns found on the projectlinus.org website.  http://www.projectlinus.org/patterns/
Then donate finished blankets to the closest drop-off site during regular business hours. 
http://www.projectlinus.org/volunteer/

https://goodinthehood.org/

Good in the ‘Hood is dedicated to changing lives together with simple acts of kindness. Good in the Hood offers essential resources including groceries, hot meals, holiday support, footwear, wellness services, referrals and more and also engages the community with user-friendly volunteer experiences and internships that promote intentional kindness, healthy community engagement, service learning and social responsibility

Volunteer opportunities vary examples: food shelf set up and food distribution, shoe away hunger collection and shoe sorting, Holiday Help (adopt a family)

https://www.justserve.org/

The Just Serve website will allow you to search for a list of volunteer opportunities and organizations in your city and/or surrounding communities

https://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/

Serves free, healthy meals to Minnesotans where the need is greatest, in urban, suburban and rural communities through a variety of meal programs supported by creative food sourcing, our own farm and gardens and food rescue efforts.

Food Service shifts at a variety of locations (some in Dakota County)